... to events of moral ambiguity, so as to explore its ability as a legitimate moral framework. The quintessential example of such an event can be seen through the cultural responses to the September 11 attacks on the United States of America. Almost three thousand civilians were dead, and it was believed that nothing could possibly justify such an extreme act of violence and ... , in either case death was an affront to be wiped out by the death of another person."3 When a Kwakiutl Chief's sister and her daughter were presumed dead after a hunting trip, the Chief gathered his warriors togeth...

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... practice and maintain traditional aspects of their culture, thus their children were being taught to reject their aboriginality. "In turn the rapid decline in population meant that many elders were dead and thus many rituals and traditions were lost" . The loss of elders and the prohibition of practicing rituals impacted on aboriginal family life, as a result of being unable to show their children traditional ... loss took them away from their families: on drinking binges, in hospital following accidents or assaults in the gaol or lock-up, or prematurely dead. " For Aboriginal boys, the...

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... evenings or weekends; alternatively, it can constitute a lifestyle, or way of life (e.g., Deadheads-a group of fans of the American band Grateful Dead who saw the band at as many gigs and festivals as possible from the 1970s onward). For many people, the consumption of popular music is a significant means of identification, affiliation, and belonging. Different forms of popular music can ... much debated and important realm of cultural life with significant implications for our understanding of consumer culture. Providing a concrete and tangible definition of what constitutes popular mu...

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